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Nawab of Pataudi
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi (Nawab of)
Born: 5 January 1941, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Major Teams: Sussex, Oxford University, Delhi, Hyderabad, India.
Known As: Nawab of Pataudi
Also Known As: M A K Pataudi
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v England at Delhi, 3rd Test, 1961/62
Latest Test: India v West Indies at Bombay, 5th Test, 1974/75
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1968
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 23/01/1975)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 46 83 3 2793 203* 34.91 6 16 27 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 22 6 88 1 88.00 1-10 0 0 132.0 4.00
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 0 - - - - - - - - -
Balls M R W Ave Best 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 0 - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(1957 - 1975/76)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 310 499 41 15425 203* 33.67 33 208 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 776 10 77.60 1-0 0 0
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1965 - 1974/75)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 7 6 0 210 51 35.00 0 1 4 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
ICC Match Referee Record:
Test Debut: England v Australia at Manchester, 1st Test, 1993
Last Test: England v Australia at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1993
Test Appearances: 2
ODI Debut: England v Australia at Manchester, Texaco Trophy, 1993
Last ODI: Australia v New Zealand at Madras, World Cup, 1995/96
ODI Appearances: 10
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Profile:
An endearing and outstanding personality, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
takes his place as among the leading batsmen and best captains in the
history of Indian cricket. As a batsman he was innovative and
courageous. He frequently played the role of Horatio as the Indian
batting in the sixties was generally brittle. His heroic 148 in a
losing cause at Leeds in 1967 and his double of 75 and 85 with one
good eye and one good leg at Melbourne in 1967-68 are all part of
cricket folklore. His batting was based on sound principles and
orthodox technique but because of his immense gifts, he was sometimes
able to get away with shots that went against the scientific aspect of
batsmanship, like when he lofted the ball pitched outside the off
stump into the untenanted spots on the leg side.
Pataudi had many attributes that go to make the perfect captain.
Suddenly elevated to the captaincy when Nari Contractor was injured on
the tour of West Indies in 1962, he showed a natural flair for
leadership. He led from the front, was sound tactically and was a
shrewd thinker of the game. He made a close study of a player's
weakness and then made the appropriate strategy to plot his
dismissal. He was also very much a leader in standing up to the
Cricket Board officials when it came to players' rights and
allowances. He led India to many notable triumphs and it was under his
leadership that the famous spin quartet came into being, that there
was vast improvement in the ground fielding and close in
catching. Pataudi himself showed the way and he was one of the best
Indian fielders of all time. Pataudi led India in the then record
number of 40 Tests. He also captained Oxford University in 1961, the
year he sustained an injury to his right eye in a car accident. He
played for some years for Sussex, succeeding Ted Dexter as captain in
1966. Probably his best among many roles since retirement has been
that of a sharp witted TV commentator. (Partab Ramchand)
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